diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 515473f78728..24f1637b1e24 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Ensure color opacity modifiers work with OKLCH colors ([#14741](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/14741))
 - Ensure changes to the input CSS file result in a full rebuild ([#14744](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/14744))
 - Add `postcss` as a dependency of `@tailwindcss/postcss` ([#14750](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/14750))
+- Always emit keyframes registered in `addUtilities` ([#14747](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/14747))
 - Ensure loading stylesheets via the `?raw` and `?url` static asset query works when using the Vite plugin ([#14716](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/14716))
 - _Upgrade (experimental)_: Migrate `flex-grow` to `grow` and `flex-shrink` to `shrink` ([#14721](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/14721))
 - _Upgrade (experimental)_: Minify arbitrary values when printing candidates ([#14720](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/14720))
diff --git a/integrations/cli/plugins.test.ts b/integrations/cli/plugins.test.ts
index 6fe04f022175..8d889b7b9a62 100644
--- a/integrations/cli/plugins.test.ts
+++ b/integrations/cli/plugins.test.ts
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ test(
       candidate`duration-350`,
       'transition-duration: 350ms',
       'animation-duration: 350ms',
+      '@keyframes enter {',
     ])
   },
 )
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.test.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.test.ts
index abde27c9f1e9..81789bec212e 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,39 @@ describe('theme', async () => {
     `)
   })
 
+  test('keyframes added via addUtilities are appended to the AST', async () => {
+    let input = css`
+      @tailwind utilities;
+      @plugin "my-plugin";
+    `
+
+    let compiler = await compile(input, {
+      loadModule: async (id, base) => {
+        return {
+          base,
+          module: plugin(function ({ addUtilities, theme }) {
+            addUtilities({
+              '@keyframes enter': {
+                from: {
+                  opacity: 'var(--tw-enter-opacity, 1)',
+                },
+              },
+            })
+          }),
+        }
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(compiler.build([])).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+      "@keyframes enter {
+        from {
+          opacity: var(--tw-enter-opacity, 1);
+        }
+      }
+      "
+    `)
+  })
+
   test('plugin theme can extend colors', async () => {
     let input = css`
       @theme reference {
diff --git a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.ts b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.ts
index 8b9fc3bf8b25..a4552520d174 100644
--- a/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.ts
+++ b/packages/tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api.ts
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export function buildPluginApi(
 
       for (let [name, css] of Object.entries(utils)) {
         if (name.startsWith('@keyframes ')) {
-          designSystem.theme.addKeyframes(rule(name, objectToAst(css)))
+          ast.push(rule(name, objectToAst(css)))
           continue
         }